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Lac-Poulin, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W / 46.100°N 70.817°W / 46.100; -70.817
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Lac-Poulin
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Lac-Poulin is located in Southern Quebec
Lac-Poulin
Lac-Poulin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W / 46.100°N 70.817°W / 46.100; -70.817[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedMarch 5, 1959
Government
 • MayorDenis Drouin
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total
1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
 • Land0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
171
 • Density195.3/km2 (506/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 16.3%
 • Dwellings
154
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Census profile[1][3]
MAMROT info29095[2]
Toponymie info33285[1]
Websitewww.lacpoulin.ca

Lac-Poulin is a village in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 171 as of 2021. Lac-Poulin is an enclave of Saint-Benoît-Labre.

Lac-Poulin is named after the lake it surrounds (Poulin), which was named after the first settler Claude Poulin. The first settlers Claude Poulin (1614-1687), a carpenter, was born in St Maclou, Rouen, Normandie, France and his wife Jeanne Mercier (1621-1687) was born in Luçon, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France. Poulin is a common last name in the region. The village is mainly a summer vacation site.

History

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Lac-Poulin was created in 1959 when it split away from Saint-Benoit-Labre.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Poulin had a population of 171 living in 75 of its 154 total private dwellings, a change of 16.3% from its 2016 population of 147. With a land area of 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.3/km2 (503.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33285". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.



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